Tagged: Trayvon Martin

The judge in the ‘loud music’ killing trial of Michael Dunn included ‘stand your ground’ in his jury instructions. The law asks juries to try to tease out the defendant’s real emotions and motivations. By Patrik Jonsson ATLANTA — The Michael Dunn verdict on Saturday — where the white, 47-year-old software engineer[…]

Here are 10 top stories Americans followed in 2013, ranked by respondents to a Christian Science Monitor/TIPP poll according to the percentage who said they followed the story very closely. It was a year of stormy headlines in 2013, from the fierce partisan rancor surrounding “Obamacare” to the emotionally charged[…]

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Before we get into our comments, we have to stress that this is NOT about his past troubles with the Trayvon Martin killing. Having said that, we acknowledge, however, that there may well be a connection — but only regarding his mental health, his state of mind, or some kind[…]

Shellie Zimmerman, the estranged wife of George Zimmerman, called 911 Monday to say he was threatening her with a gun. She has now dramatically changed her story. By Fabien Tepper Wife of George Zimmerman reverses story, now says she didn’t see a gun just hours after Shellie Zimmerman frantically called[…]

When you live in Florida, you are the butt of most humor, ranging from hanging chads to jury jokes. It’s easy for outsiders to look on Floridians with disdain. Many have never walked in our shoes. Many have never had to sit in judgment over a Casey Anthony or a[…]

By Alfredo M. Cepero Special to the Las Vegas Tribune “A house divided can not stand… do not expect the Union to be dissolved, do not expect the house to fall, so I expect it will cease to be divided,” Abraham Lincoln in a speech on June 16, 1858, at[…]

President Barack Obama’s statement that Trayvon Martin could have been him thirty-five years ago is wrong — very wrong as we see it. Statements like that could be taken wrong and that is wrong for the whole country in times like these. Regardless of how much “the system” is trying[…]

President Barack Obama’s comment that Trayvon Martin could have been him thirty-five years ago was not a very politically correct — and certainly not a very unifying — statement to make. Because he was identifying with Trayvon, it sends the message that the jurors in that case did not do[…]

The George Zimmerman murder case in Florida focused attention on the state’s controversial ‘stand-your-ground’ law. Critics want to repeal such laws, but that seems unlikely. At least 22 states have ‘stand-your-ground’ laws. By Brad Knickerbocker Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law was the specter hanging over the trial of George[…]

George Zimmerman has been found not guilty in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. But the U.S. Justice Department may pursue the case under civil rights law, and Trayvon’s parents are considering whether or not to file wrongful death civil charges against Zimmerman. By Brad Knickerbocker Christian Science Monitor[…]

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